Word info

lord over

Verb

Meaning

(transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lord,‎ over.; to act as a lord or boss in relation to (someone or something).

To dominate; to have the most prominent position among

To use something as evidence of one's superiority over.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Globalization creates economic policies where the transnationals lord over us, and the result is misery and unemployment. Evo Morales

This Being governs all things, not as the soul of the world, but as Lord over all: And on account of his dominion he is wont to be called Lord God παντοκρáτωρ or Universal Ruler. Isaac Newton

No one is free who does not lord over himself. Claudius

The spiritual leader will choose the hidden path of sacrificial service and approval of the Lord over the flamboyant self-advertising of the world. J. Oswald Sanders

The poet is the supreme artist, for he is the master of colour and of form, and the real musician besides, and is lord over all life and all arts. Oscar Wilde

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